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Nathan Louis Campbell enters the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles to be arraigned on charges of intentionally driving his car into crowds of people on the Venice Boardwalk, killing a honeymooning Italian woman and injuring 16 others.

Margret Jowu, who lost her daughter in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in Nairobi, prays as she touches the monument built at the site where the embassy stood. The U.S. has temporarily closed embassies in four sub-Saharan African countries -- Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar and Mauritius -- as a safety precaution ahead of the 15th anniversary of the bombings by Al Qaeda of U.S. diplomatic missions in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.

A Chinese homeless man who makes a living collecting trash for recycling stands with his dog under a bridge. An official crackdown on "oversized" and unregistered dogs has provoked panic among the capital's expanding ranks of pet owners and enraged China's emerging animal rights movement. Authorities say the campaign is aimed at ridding the city of dangerous breeds liable to target humans.

Pictures in the News | August 7, 2013

Wednesday’s Pictures in the News begins in a Southern California courtroom, where Nathan Louis Campbell appeared for his arraignment on one court of murder, 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 17 counts of hit-and-run after allegedly barreling onto the crowded Venice boardwalk in a car, killing one person and injuring 16 others. The Los Angeles City Council is seeking temporary auto barriers on the popular boardwalk until a permanent plan is developed. More photos

––Pittsford, N.Y.: Tiger Woods hits a tee shot on the fifth hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club. The final major of the year begins Thursday.

––Ottawa, Ill.: Escape artist Anthony Martin falls through the air after being dropped from an airplane while handcuffed and locked inside a box.

––Nairobi, Kenya: A Kenyan woman who lost her daughter in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing prays as she touches the monument built at the site where the embassy stood.

––Dhaka, Bangladesh: Muslims heading home ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan resort to rooftop seating on an overcrowded train.

Add stops in Germany, England, Syria and Thailand to round out the report.